Italy: main issues of e-Learning in middle school 2021

In an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, Italian schools moved online for large parts of the school years 2019/2020 and 2020/2021. According to a recent survey, the main issue with online education according to parents of middle school children was the reduction in social relations. Other problems mentioned by more than half of the respondents were a worsening emotional state of children, less interactions between the pupils and the teachers, and a decrease in study motivation. Similar worries were shared by parents ofvelementary and high school children.

According to you, which are the main issues with online education?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Reduction in social relations	75%
Worsening emotional state	65%
Less students-teachers interactions	60%
Decrease in study motivation	51%
Connectivity problems (Internet quality)	45%
Troubles with remote working while children are at home	41%
Need for parents to stay home	37%
Availability of adequate devices	36%
Decrease in teaching quality (due to teachers)	34%
More work for parents/tutors	34%
Availability of adequate space at home	33%
Less teachers-parents interactions	27%
More expenses because of increased consumption	24%
More expenses because of more meals at home	10%
Babysitter expenses	10%

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March 2021

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Italy

Survey time period

March 2021

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parents of middle school children

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The source does not provide information about the survey methodology.
Multiple answers were possible.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Dal tuo punto di vista, quali sono le criticità della didattica a distanza? Seleziona tutte le risposte applicabili."

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